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The index of consumer sentiment in Ukraine in November decreased by 4.1 points to 47.4, compared to October, according to a study carried out by GfK Ukraine market research institute. The index of the expected development of the economy over the next year has decreased by 3.7 points compared to October and amounted to 40.6. The index of expected...

The decision of Ukrainian authorities to nationalize PrivatBank is an important step in their efforts to safeguard financial stability, according to Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ”Today`s decision of Ukrainian authorities to nationalize PrivatBank is an important step in their efforts to safeguard...

Chief of the Joint Operations Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Lieutenant-General Oleksandr Sirskiy has said that during the Sunday`s attack at Svitlodarska Duha, Russian-occupation troops fired from artillery systems and mortars from residential areas, which is prohibited by the Minsk agreements, according to an UNIAN correspondent....

Ukraine`s dollar-denominated bonds jumped by more than 1 cent on Monday after the government said it would nationalize the country`s biggest lender, PrivatBank, according to Reuters. Longer-dated maturities chalked up the biggest gains, with the 2027 and the 2026 issues jumping more than 1.3 cents, according to Tradeweb data, Reuters reports....

The share of the European market in the total volume of Ukrainian agri-exports amounts to some 32%, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported, with reference to Deputy Minister Olha Trofimtseva. ”The European Union is the second largest trading partner of Ukraine in the field of agriculture. The share of EU...

Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Monday fell to UAH 26.32/26.50 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent. Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 27.10/27.28, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH 0.4323/0.4343....

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a comment relating to the transition of PrivatBank to 100% state ownership that the State assumes responsibility and guarantees safety and integrity of funds to the clients of PrivatBank. ”Despite the fact that the case is related to the private banking institution, these decisions are not a private...

The Verkhovna Rada plans on Thursday, December 22, to hold a second reading vote of a bill on state budget 2017, according to the parliament`s draft schedule for December 20-23. Among other things, Tuesday, December 20, the deputies plan to consider a number of bills related to the budget approval. In particular, these are the questions of...

Ukraine has signed an agreement with the European Commission (EC) on the financing of public service reform in the amount of EUR 104 million for the period from 2016 to 2020, according to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. ”Before the meeting of the [Ukraine-EU] Association Council, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze [Ukraine`s Deputy Prime...

Head of Eastern European, Russian, and Central Asian programs at Germany`s Foreign Policy Council Stefan Meister commented on the situation around visa liberalization for Ukraine. According to the expert, if the decision fails to pass shortly, the frustration with the EU actions will be increasing and the support of Ukraine`s European integration...